Anthoni Salim
Source of wealth: Diversified
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Anthoni Salim's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Anthoni Salim could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 5.0 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Anthoni Salim could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 2.2 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Anthoni Salim could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.3 years.
And yes, we can also compare it with a rich country
But they couldn't just cover the cost of a poor country; Luxembourg is considered the country with the highest per capita investment in education in the world, and Anthoni Salim could pay for it entirely for 4.5 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Anthoni Salim could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 18.9 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Anthoni Salim with Israel, the country that invests the most per capita in research in the world, they could cover the total cost of the system for 0.4 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Anthoni Salim's fortune is equivalent to 77 tons of gold. It's hard to process, since we don't usually keep a handful of gold bars in our piggy banks.
A standard gold ring usually weighs between 4 and 7 grams. Let's say this one weighs 5 grams. It's usually 18 karats.
Based on today's gold price (excluding the jeweler's commission, shipping, or anything else), that ring would be worth $546.86.
Anthoni Salim could buy 20,510,267 gold rings. That's a lot of fingers and way too many gifts!!
And if you're struggling to visualize that many rings, it would take 4 trucks to transport them. Although Anthoni Salim will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Anthoni Salim heads the Salim Group, with investments in food, retail, banking, telecom and energy.
He is the CEO of Indofood, one of the world's largest makers of instant noodles.
Anthoni is the youngest of three sons of the late Liem Sioe Liong, a tycoon who for decades was very close to president Suharto.
The Salims own a stake in Hong Kong-listed investment firm First Pacific, which has interests in Indofood and telecom firm PLDT of the Philippines.
He also owns stakes in mining companies such as Bumi Resources, Medco Energi and Amman Mineral.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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